Weapons in airside areas, landside security zones and landside event zones
46 Weapons in airside areas, landside security zones and landside event zones
Strict liability
A person commits an offence if:
the person is in an airside area, a landside security zone or a landside event zone; and
the person has a weapon in his or her possession; and
the person is not:
a law enforcement officer; or
a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to have the weapon in his or her possession in the airside area, landside security zone or landside event zone.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
General
A person commits an offence if:
the person is in an airside area, a landside security zone or a landside event zone; and
the person has a weapon in his or her possession; and
the person is not:
a law enforcement officer; or
a member of the Australian Defence Force who is on duty; or
authorised by the regulations, or permitted in writing by the Secretary, to have the weapon in his or her possession in the airside area, landside security zone or landside event zone.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2005 · under s 133(1)
4 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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